Hot enough for ya? Enough for Idaho residents to think seriously about water conservation!

 

Headline:  East Idaho News, 10/20/2026

Rett Nelson reports:

While reservoirs were at 75-80% of capacity last year at this time, they’re now at an all-time low. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation reports that some of the major storage reservoirs in the Upper Snake River Basin — including Palisades, American Falls and Jackson Lake — are 8-9% full.  

Amid these conditions, the winter weather outlook doesn’t look promising. In September, the NWS released its three-month outlook for December, January and February. It showed a potential for higher-than-normal temperatures during that time and an equal chance of rain and snowfall being above or below normal.  

“This outlook is based on the forecast of having a strong El Niño year. El Niño is strengthening, with a greater than 90% chance of a very strong event during the Northern Hemisphere fall and winter 2026-27,” the agency wrote in a Facebook post dated September 12.

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Hot enough for ya?  Ridiculously so, sez Scientific American!  (10/4)

Hot enough for ya?  It's like that from sea to shining sea!  (10/1)

September 2026

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Hot enough for ya?  500,000 might not be around to say so next February!  (9/26)

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Hot enough for ya?  Just ask the Philadelphia Eagles coach!  (9/24)

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August 16-31, 2026

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August 11-15, 2026

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August 1-10, 2026

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May-June 2026

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Climate change turned up the heat on Planet Earth (May 2026 worldwide edition).  (6/11)

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April 2026

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United States experiences its hottest March ever.  (4/9)

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March 2026

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February 2026

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January 2026

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Climate change as a matter of fact:  That's why it's called "extreme weather".  (1/29)